The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1887-11-02
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which, as have said before, would exclude
Gen Nichols 5f So oR MsE Ner,a and o there have
not not been but Few, constitutions made since nc
HE war where the limit existed, where 1t was
not changed. Every constitution IN she
United States where that limit exists IS from
thirty-tive to forty years old, ana al tue new
constitutions have
DRoPPED THE LIMIT,
showing that as we drift from monarchy and
tie Revolution of 1916, the more secure We
feel in our liberties, and the more we are 9ls-
posed to change the old constitutions, leaving
the people to select a man as long as ne Is
faithful and efficient in office. There never
was linn! on the power IN the New , EIngland
States, and never was limit in the. Empire
State of New York.. | propose to give you,
felIow-citizena, list, showing where men
have been elected three, four. five and some
them as high as ten and eleven terms lr
In Pennsylvanlacclih omas Mliilin' 8;
III New Jersey-joseph Bloomfield, q;
Isaac Williamson, 4.
n New York-George Clinton. 3; John
Jay, 3 VIM. L. Marcy, 8; Daniel d. Tom
! kins, s.. ,,.
Paris, 5; Robert 7. Dunlap, 5.
! In New Hampshire-John Page, 4; Samuel
Bell, 4: John Langdon, 4: John Taylor till
In yyermopt-7wm. 4. Palmer, q G fSS 9;s sha
Cgittenden, 2; Isaac IiGhener, 10.
| f. Massachusetts-C Caleb Strong, 4; Ed
| Wa 4 Everett, John Hancock, 5; John
Brooks, 7; George n. Briggs, T: Levi Lin
In Rhode Island-James Fenner 6: vii
ism Jones, 6: Vim. Findlay, 7; John u.
And in Connecticut-Wm.W Ellsworth,
! 4; John Cotton Smith, 5: Oliver Nolcott
8: Jonathan Irumbull, IL; Samuel Hunt
! iugton, IL.
Here are instances. fellow-citizens, in New
| England and other States, where men have
| held as high 90 eleven terms i'll the Executive
office. IN the constitutions OF these states,
| where the principle still exists all OF the
constitutions are of aneiont date, and are
| constitutions that were framed III, the early
| history OF this country showing that i'll the
| time Of the Revolution, when we were resist
| ing the force of the British government. and
when we We're rebelling against monafchlcal
| forms Of goyernmentthatit was our ntentlon
! to set up Republican government where the
| will of the people should be the supreme law,
and you know that i'll the time Of the Reyo-
| linton there were men who believed that
| though we should achieve our Independence,
that we would eventually set up Q monarchy
OF our own. Was not George Washington
! frequently urged to put Mngly crown upon
| his head? Did not some OF the strongest ana
most efficient generals in his army beg nm
to become the Dictator Of America? Was not
Alexander Hamilton, his Secretary of the
| Treasury. q m0narchist and an arlstocTaT?
| Did he not even, while in Washlngt0ns Cab
met, favor the establishment Of a House OF
Lords and titled nobility? What reader OF
American history does not know OF the
GIGANTIC MENTAL CONTESTS
that were hadin President Wsshington's Cab
met between Reconsideration and Thomas
Jefferson, one the champion Of the classes
| and the other the champion of the masses.
It was in those times, fellow-citzens, when
there WAS fear that we might drift back
into monarchy, and when there might be a
rising and growing sentiment in that direc-
ton that would finally endauger OF imperil
the liberties of the people, that these precau.
tons were taken. Have we not demonstrated
our capacity to preserve our own liberties,
these people into whose, f>ces ], look
willing to acknowledge that republican
| government in America is a failure, and
that we, ourselves-the Caucasian race OF
this country are not capable of perpetuating
| Republican government for all time to come?
Where is that man who would have the hardi-
hood TO get up before this people anywhere
in this country and urge the establishment
of q titled nobility. or the establishment OF a
Legislative department. similar, to the House
| of Lords? Where is the man that would dare
to urge President Cleveland to become the
ciEizaus. concernin~ ono President when he
Went inio nffica nat he wonId never @rir come
ont until he was carried out feet foremost.
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